Recent Posts in Workers' Compensation Category
Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By White Plains Personal Injury Lawyer
A Section 32 settlement is a lump sum settlement to settle a New York workers compensation case. Once a claimant enters into a Section 32 settlement a claimant gives up claims for future weekly wage ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2011 By White Plains Personal Injury Lawyer
AIG an insurance company that recieved a generous bailout by the federal government, recently settled a claim by insurance company Liberty Mutual Group alleging that it under-reported its' workers ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2011 By Jason B. Kessler
New York Workers' Compensation is a complicated and difficult administrative system that is difficult for claimants to navigate. A typical workers compensation claimant has to go through years of ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Jason B. Kessler
One of the most frequent questions that I get from my workers' compensation clients is whether they can get fired while on workers' compensation. Sadly, the answer is yes. An employer can fire you ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2011 By Jason Kessler
In NY if a person is injured at work they are entitled to workers compensation benefits. These benefits include medical bill payments and compensation payments. However, there are times when you can ...
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